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Henry Victor

Henry Victor

Acting1892London, England, UK

Biography

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Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of the strongman Hercules in Tod Browning's 1932 film Freaks. He originally was a leading figure in UK silent films. Later in his career, he mostly portrayed villains or Nazis in both American and British films with his trademark German accent. He died at 52 of a brain tumor. He is buried in Chatsworth, California's at the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Acting History

1945
A Royal Scandal
as Russian General (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
as Brunzman (uncredited)
1943
Above Suspicion
as German Office (Uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official (uncredited)
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Professor Frederic Hoffner (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
as Capt. Schultz
Desperate Journey
as Heinrich Schwarzmueller
Once Upon a Honeymoon
as German Storm Trooper (uncredited)
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Rudolf Hagerman
Underground Agent
as Johann Schrode
1941
King of the Zombies
as Dr. Miklos Sangre
Underground
as Gestapo Agent
Dangerously They Live
as U-Boat Captain Horst (uncredited)
1940
Escape
as Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor
as Furber (Uncredited)
Spring Parade
as Dutch Officer
Seven Sinners
as Dutch Police Officer (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
as Cmdr. Bulow
Zanzibar
as Mate Simpson
The Mortal Storm
as Gestapo Official Confiscating Book on Train
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Hammil - tall spy boss
Thunder Afloat
as German U-Boat Officer
Hotel Imperial
as Sultanov (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
as Foreign Official
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Col. Schlager
1937
The Great Barrier
as Bulldog Kelly
Our Fighting Navy
as Lt. d'Enriquo
Fine Feathers
as Gibbons
1936
Fame
as Actor
1935
The Way of Youth
as M. Sylvestre
1934
Tiger Bay
as Olaf
I Spy
as KPO
1933
Luxury Liner
as Baron von Luden
1932
Freaks
as Hercules
The Mummy
as The Saxon Warrior (scenes deleted)
1931
The Conquest of the Air
as Otto Lilienthal
Seas Beneath
as Baron Ernst von Steuben (U-boat commander)
Suicide Fleet
as Captain Von Schlettow
1930
Song of Soho
as Henry
One Heavenly Night
as Almady, the Officer
Are You There?
as International Crook
1929
After the Verdict
as Mr. Sabine
The Hate Ship
as Count Boris Ivanoff
1928
L'Argent
as Jacques Hamelin
The Guns of Loos
as John Grimlaw
Tommy Atkins
as Victor
1927
The Beloved Rogue
as Thibault d'Aussigny
Topsy and Eva
as Augustine St. Claire
The Luck of the Navy
as Lt. Clive Stanton
The Fourth Commandment
as Gordon Graham
1926
Crossed Signals
as Jack McDermott
1925
Braveheart
as Sam Harris
The White Monkey
as Wilfrid Desert
1924
The White Shadow
as Louis Chadwick
Henry, King of Navarre
as Duc de Guise
His Grace Gives Notice
as George Berwick
Slaves of Destiny
as Ralph Warriner
The Sins Ye Do
as Ronald Hillier
1923
The Royal Oak
as Charles I / Charles II
1922
A Bill of Divorcement
as Grey Meredith
Diana of the Crossways
as Hon. Percy Dacier
A Romance of Old Baghdad
as Horne Jerningham
1921
1920
As God Made Her
as Seward Pendyne
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice
as Dr. Lucien Calvert
John Heriot's Wife
as John Henriot
1916
She
as Leo Vincey
1914

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/2/1892
Day of Death
3/15/1945
Place of Birth
London, England, UK